Myxicola infundibulum

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth5–47 m
Water temperature2–21 °C
Best monthsJuly, August, and September
How commonOccasional

Photo credit: (c) Yves Bas, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

Myxicola infundibulum is a species of polychaete worm from the family Sabellidae. The body consists of a head, a cylindrical, segmented body and a tail piece. The head consists of a Prostomium and a peristomium and carries paired appendages.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 211 records
February: 59 records
March: 77 records
April: 165 records
May: 267 records
June: 412 records
July: 418 records
August: 413 records
September: 433 records
October: 200 records
November: 105 records
December: 50 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 5–47 m · Deepest record: 532 m

0–10 m: 510 records
10–20 m: 583 records
20–30 m: 295 records
30–40 m: 28 records
40–50 m: 23 records
50–60 m: 27 records
60–70 m: 29 records
70–80 m: 19 records
80–90 m: 11 records
90–100 m: 2 records
100–110 m: 12 records
110+ m: 52 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 2–21 °C

2–4 °C: 1 records
4–6 °C: 5 records
6–8 °C: 2 records
8–10 °C: 30 records
10–12 °C: 299 records
12–14 °C: 397 records
14–16 °C: 34 records
16–18 °C: 2 records
18–20 °C: 11 records
20–22 °C: 1 records

Photos

(c) Bernard Picton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Bernard Picton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Biray Pinar, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
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(c) Sarah Faulwetter, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Names in 2 more languages

German: Schlicksabelle
Japanese: ロウトケヤリ

Other scientific names: Amphitrite floscula, Amphitrite infundibulum, Eriographis borealis, Leiobranchus modestus, Myxicola affinis, Myxicola conjuncta, Myxicola grubii, Myxicola michaelseni, Myxicola modesta, Myxicola monacis, Myxicola parasites, Myxicola platychaeta, Myxicola sarsi, Myxicola sarsii, Myxicola villosa, Myxicola viridis, Sabella gelatinosa, Sabella villosa, Sabella viridis, Terebella buccinea, Terebella infundibulum, Tuba divisa

Similar species

Black-spotted Feather Duster
Branchiomma nigromaculatum
Chone infundibuliformis
Amphicorina ascidicola
Amphicorina mobilis
Chone filicaudata
Dialychone collaris

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
3,405 open-data records from 1901 to 2023.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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